- Botanical name : Withania somnifera Linn.
- Family : Solanaceae
- Malayalam : Amukkuram
- Tamil : Amukkira
- English : Winter cherry
- Habit : Wild perennial herb
- Useful part : Root
- Rasa Panchaka
- Rasa : Tikta, kashaya
- Guna : Laghu, Snigdha
- Veerya : Ushna
- Vipaka : Katu
- Karma : Kaphavatahara
- Indications : Kshaya, Klaibya, Vatavyadhi
- Dose : Churna (3 -5 g)
- Formulations : Ajaashwagandhadi leha, Aswagandharishta
